Helverschou Sissel Berge, Rasmussen Kirsten, Steindal Kari, Søndanaa Erik, Nilsson Britta, Nøttestad Jim Aage
Oslo University Hospital, Norway
St. Olavs Hospital, Norway Norwegian university of science and technology, NTNU, Norway.
Autism. 2015 Oct;19(7):850-8. doi: 10.1177/1362361315584571. Epub 2015 May 14.
This study examined the characteristics of adults with autism spectrum disorder who have undergone a forensic examination and explored any relationships between the diagnosis and the offence. The reports described 41 men and 7 women. The autism spectrum disorder was diagnosed late (mean age: 25.3 years), and 22 of the 48 cases were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder for the first time by the forensic experts. The education level and employment status were low. Family networks were close, but social networks outside the family were limited. Co-morbid diagnoses were common, and more than half of the group knew their victims. The examined individuals constitute a vulnerable and heterogeneous group, as do offenders within other diagnostic categories. Unlike most others who commit criminal acts, the majority of the individuals with autism spectrum disorder in this study showed no evidence of substance abuse, had a close relationship to their victims and were willing to confess to the accused crime. No clear association between the characteristics of autism spectrum disorder and the criminal act were identified, but in most cases, autism spectrum disorder characteristics, such as idiosyncratic comprehensions and obsessions appeared to be related to the motive for the offence.
本研究调查了接受法医检查的自闭症谱系障碍成年人的特征，并探讨了诊断结果与犯罪行为之间的关系。报告中描述了41名男性和7名女性。自闭症谱系障碍的诊断较晚（平均年龄：25.3岁），48例中有22例是由法医专家首次诊断为自闭症谱系障碍。教育水平和就业状况较低。家庭关系紧密，但家庭以外的社交网络有限。共病诊断很常见，且该群体中超过一半的人与受害者相识。接受检查的个体构成了一个脆弱且异质的群体，其他诊断类别的犯罪者也是如此。与大多数实施犯罪行为的人不同，本研究中的大多数自闭症谱系障碍个体没有药物滥用的迹象，与受害者关系密切，并且愿意承认被指控的罪行。未发现自闭症谱系障碍特征与犯罪行为之间存在明确关联，但在大多数情况下，自闭症谱系障碍特征，如特质性理解和强迫观念，似乎与犯罪动机有关。
